It stands in the middle of the Arcachon basin, the piles planted in the sand.
She is a landmark in the oyster beds bordered by Bird Island, and the oyster farmers look at her with pride.
But its pretty red shutters, varnished to perfection, cannot on their own hide its dilapidation.
Despite a renovation in 2021, cabin tchanquée number 3 threatens to collapse.
This fragile icon built in 1945 by a carpenter of Swiss origin staggers with the tides.
The salt has attacked the wood and the cement, the foundations of this house which was used for fishing and hunting are shaking with the current.
No need to consolidate it further.
According to a study carried out by the Conservatoire du littoral, which handed over the management of the cabin on stilts to the town of La Teste-de-Buch last year, the house should be destroyed and then rebuilt identically.
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